How do they match: Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Automatic Wheel-Line Operator

  • Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.
  • Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.
  • Set machine stops or guides to specified lengths as indicated by scales, rules, or templates.

  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.